On Wednesday night, the dinner served at the Brooklyn Museum’s Brooklyn Artists Ball will be a visual feast thanks to the multi-sensory table environments created by 16 leading Brooklyn artists.

“Having been to scores and scores of major fundraising events over a decade, it’s much more fun when there’s something to focus on other than the chicken on your plate,” said Arnold Lehman, director of the Brooklyn Museum.

This year’s ball is the museum’s fourth annual fundraising gala, and honorees include artists Jenny Holzer, Kehinde Wiley and Ai Weiwei, who Mr. Arnold described as an “honorary Brooklyn artist” because he lived there in the 1990s, as well as art patrons Jane and David Walentas.

The Brooklyn Museum’s goal this year is to raise $1 million.

“Brooklyn has become the creative capital of the world,” said Mr. Arnold. Read More »